Indonesia

Indonesia President Jokowi wants Tesla to make cars locally, not just batteries – report

Jokowi previously said the government aims to establish an “integrated EV ecosystem” that would include such industry activities as metals mining, battery production and car assembly.

Indonesian proptech firm Kabina raises seed funding led by East Ventures

Kabina, a property and construction startup in Indonesia, announced Thursday the completion of its seed funding round led by East Ventures, with the participation from several notable angel investors, including Sandra Dewi.

Indonesian MSME enabler majoo raises $10M series A funding

Indonesia-based micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) enabler majoo announced on Monday that it raised a $10 million series A funding round led by an undisclosed global technology investor. The deal was joined by existing investors AC Ventures, Quona Capital, BRI Ventures, and Xendit.

Indonesia’s GoTo launches GoFood on Tokopedia

PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), the Indonesia merged entity of Gojek and Tokopedia, has further strengthened synergies across its platforms with the launch of GoFood, its online food delivery service, on Tokopedia.

Indonesia’s DANA closes latest investment from Sinar Mas and Lazada Group

DANA, a digital wallet-based financial technology company in Indonesia, announced Wednesday the close of the latest investment from Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas and leading e-Commerce company Lazada Group.

Indonesia’s Diri Care closes $4.3M seed funding co-led by East Ventures, Sequoia Capital India and Surge

Diri Care, an Indonesia-based consumer health technology startup, announced Thursday it has closed its oversubscribed seed round at $ 4.3 million, co-led by East Ventures and Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia’s Surge.The round also saw follow-on participation from prominent angel investor, Henry Hendrawan.

Indonesia’s GREENS secures pre- seed funding led by East Ventures

GREENS, an Indonesia-based integrated food technology startup, announced Tuesday that it has secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding led by East Ventures, with participation from the other investors.

Singapore’s 99 Group raises $52M Series C to expand in Southeast Asia

99 Group, a Singapore-based online property platform, has raised $52 million in a Series C round led by Gaw Capital Partners, more than doubles its total capital raised to over $80 million. This includes $37 million which is completed at the first close and a further $15 million to be raised over coming months, of which majority has already been committed.

Indonesia’s IDEAL locks in $3.8M funding co-led by AC Ventures and Alpha JWC

Indonesia-based digital mortgage platform IDEAL announced Wednesday that it has raised a $3.8 million pre-seed funding round co-led by AC Ventures and Alpha JWC. The startup will use the capital injection to focus on product development, hiring, and expanding its offerings.

Singapore’s Carousell acquires Indonesian recommerce platform Laku6

Carousell Group, the Singapore-based recommerce group, announced Tuesday that it has acquired control of Laku6, the artificial intelligence (AI)-first end-to-end electronics recommerce platform in Indonesia, to bolster expansion Of electronics recommerce in Greater Southeast Asia.